#grička vještica

[carica-ficus]

"Sva mi je duša bolesna. Ali, na žalost, od bolesne duše nitko ne umire."

- Marija Jurić Zagorka, "Grička Vještica II: Maleus Malleficarum"

[aristotels]

do you have any online resources for Balkan books? i'm learning croatian so it would be cool to practice reading actual books instead of just balkan twitter

balkandownload.org , knjige.club and iirc libgen has some croatian and serbian things

go crazy :) if u want croatian book reccs too, from our authors id reccommend anything by ivica ivanišević (my fav is "primavera", esp since its very classic dalmatian setting) and renato baretić. baretić's "osmi povjerenik" is a cult book, but since it uses a lot of dialect, and a made up dialect too, it might be too advanced. "hotel grand" is also a fantastic book of his, that one might be easier to get through.

if you want classics, one of my favorite book series is "grička vještica" by marija jurić zagorka (the first croatian female journalist). its 7 books, with plot taking place during maria theresa's rule of hungary, but the speed and the twists are like a modern netflix show. she did the "enemies to lovers" trope back in like the 1910. and she and jane austen are the only people ive ever liked it from. ive read all the books like 5 times, and insisted my sister is named Nera after the main character. if netflix producers read this, they would sign the production papers within 10 seconds of finishing the books. unlike krleža, she wrote in a quite simple style and language (tho there is nothing simple about croatian anywhere i guess).

if you want to read some poetry i recc dobriša cesarić - he is one of the most famous croatian poets, and his poems are simple but with incredible flow. you can also find the texts online without downloading. just google dobriša cesarić pjesme. :) "balada iz predgrađa" is one of his best ones. "voćka poslije kiše" is something every single croat can quote.

grigor vitez was also a wonderful poet but he wrote for children - idk what level youre at, but that might be a good start too! his poems are beautiful. "kad bi drveće hodalo", for example.

on topic of poetry, since this is a communist and antifascist blog, i recc you the main poem of yugoslavia: desanka maksimović's "krvava bajka" about genocide in kragujevac. its short and you can find it on wikipedia.

from recent books which were translated to croatian i rly enjoyed nita prose's "maid" and from this french author "fresh water for flowers" (too tired to remember her name rn). anthony doerrs "the light we cannot see" is a bit reactionary but still a great read. "the cathedral" (cant remember the author rn) also won me over.

if you want to watch a good movie i recc "svećenikova djeca", if you can find the torrent. idt i was able to last time when i wanted to watch it. :/

from bands, if you want to hear some dalmatian music and accents, i reccommend daleka obala, tutti frutti band, dino dvornik ("afrika" and "manijak" are bangers), oliver dragojević (listen to "nadalina" its super cool!), TBF ("genije" plays in my head always) and if u wanna see the traditional split dance just search "splitsko kolo" on youtube :)

i can also just send you my own book if u wanna read that lol (im a published author in croatia, and a class traitor for advocating book piracy here on tumblr i guess) . it does use some dalmatian slang tho.

[dijetemjeseca]

“Na snježnom brdu nad kućicama Samobora ljeska se na mjesečini samoborski grad. Prednji dio, s malim i većim kulama, leži na strmini brijega, iza njega uzdigao se drugi dio grada, a nad njim se kao labuđi vrat ispružila bijela visoka kula.“

– Marija Jurić Zagorka, Grička vještica: Kontesa Nera, 1977., Stvarnost, Zagreb

[kudravi-nesit]

Grička vještica lyricstuck sa Sinišom i Nerom na pjesmu "Eh, Kad Bi Ti" od Halida Bešlića...

[exyu-rock-lovers]

Rok opere (1970-e)

Krajem ’60-ih u svijetu se pojavljuju prve rok opere, a primjer je četvrti studijski album britanske grupe Hu — Tommy (1968/69), koji je između ostalog napisao Čizičanin Pit Taunsend (1945) sa autobiografskim elementima. Jugoslavija je 1975. postala peta zemlja na svijetu u kojoj je nastala rok opera. Riječ je o prvoj hrvatskoj rok operi, pod nazivom Gubec-beg, koja govori o Hrvatsko-slovenačkoj seljačkoj buni i Matiji Gubecu. Komponovao ju je Karlo Metikoš(Met Kolins), a njena prva izvedba ostvarila je nezapamćen uspjeh.

Osim ove komponovane su i opere Grička vještica i Crna kraljica.

[intomesea]

I wish the book series Grička vještica “The witch of Grich” by Marija Jurić Zagorka was translated into English and made into movies because the POTENTIAL is crazy.

[ela-krimova]

Napravila si korak i krenula,

Ispratih te

zaželjeh sretan put,

Sa zrnom tuge u duši

Ali suho, poput pustinje.

Put je to koji želiš

Jedini ispravan

Po tebe najbolji.

A i odavno smo znali

Koliko je još koraka naših.

Vidim te ponekad,

Dok letim sunčanom stranom

Zasijaš u oku,

Tad zalijem pustinju, rozu ružu

I poželim da vratim koraka nazad.

S godinama, valjda gubim snagu

Ostajem bez razuma

Vraćam se korijenima

Dok nosim dio neba u grudima

I koračam tvojim koracima.

- Ela Krimova, Grička vještica

[trajektna-linija]

1, 3, 10, 27, 37

1. Do you have freckles?

Noo, but theyre so cute❤

3. What was the last song you listened to?

Knock out-Dani prolaze

10. How tall are you?

157 cm

27. Favourite book?

Grička vještica, posebno prva dva dijela.

37. Do you prefer dogs or cats?

cats♡

😘❤❤

[startingover2108]

After work dinner and beer time. Drinking dark beer Grička vještica and having an amazing chicken salad with so many vegetables, some cheese and sourdough

Got this fella from my guy tonight. There was no occasion what so ever... I saw this lama like a month ago.. and he surprised me with it tonight. I straight up cried tears of grateful joy.. just wow..

His name is Squash and he is my buddy now

[its-jessiestar-blog]

The Witch of Grich

Well I recently came up with a series of novels by Croatian writer Marija Jurić Zagorka called The Witch of Grich ( Grička Vještica ). It is a series of novels which is based around witch hunts, prosecutions of the mid 17th century, with baroque setting, a lot of deep characters and of the most romantic love stories ever told this has such a potential for either the movie or even better, a top TV series. 

After I managed to read trough the first novel novel in the series called Kontesa Nera i did some research and find out that novels were sold in a staggering amounts, during 2014 & 2015 over a million copies were sold in the South East Europe and I wonder why a TV series has not been produced yet? Apparently, a TV series has buzzed over Croatian media for quite some time and one of the largest film studios in Europe, Jadran film is producing the TV series. 

But the whole production process is shrouded in mystery. Is there anyone who know for details about it? 

[zagorkinkutak]

Obilježavanje 144. godina od rođenja Marije Jurić Zagorke

Obilježavanje 144. godina od rođenja Marije Jurić Zagorke

Kao i prijašnjih godina, Centar za ženske koji upravlja Memorijalnim stanom Marije Jurić Zagorke  obilježava godišnjicu Zagorkina rođenja, uz program namijenjen svim uzrastima. Sve detalje o programu, rasporedu manifestacije dolje na linku! https://www.scribd.com/document/340184117/Zagorka-najava Izdvojili bi posjet Memorijalnom stanu Marije Jurić Zagorke na Dolcu 8,  otvorenom za građanstvo, na…

[carica-ficus]

"Živim kad čitam ili mislim."

- Marija Jurić Zagorka, "Grička Vještica: Malleus Maleficarum"

[ultraamazingbookus-blog]

Download Book Buntovnik na prijestolju (Grička vještica, #6)

Download Book Buntovnik na prijestolju (Grička vještica, #6)

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[izjubavi-izdispeta]

"Samo moje ne može nikada zaboraviti, nikada pregorjeti tebe! Za tebe je plakalo, za tebe je kliktalo. Što sam duže s tobom, to više te ljubim. Ipak si ti vještica, Nero, čarobnice moja." Vani su treperile zvijezde. Siniša prisloni svoje usne na Nerine.

~ Marija Jurić Zagorka; Grička vještica

[barepmp]

Grička vještica in Art Park Zagreb

#artpark #streetart #zagreb